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A policeman beats a man, who was fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, for cutting in front of others at a food distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Paharpur
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009

Open quoteWe came here for bread, but the police beat us up.Close quote

  • RAHMATULLAH MEHSUD,
  • a refugee from the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, on alleged police brutality at a government-run food-distribution center Paharpur, Pakistan
Photo: Faisal Mahmood / Reuters | Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS